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Samsung Bumps Solid State Drives to 2TB

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Samsung Bumps Solid State Drives to 2TB

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Looking to upgrade storage on your home PC in a big way but don’t want to sacrifice speed? Samsung on Monday announced 2TB versions of its 850 Evo and 850 Pro SSDs.

Samsung said the new drives, available in 50 countries, will support the “intense demands of rich content such as 4K UHD video editing and viewing.”

With these new additions, Samsung’s 3D Vertical NAND-based SSD lineup now includes 20 different products ranging from 120GB to 2TB. The new drives are just for desktops right now, but Samsung said it plans to expand its lineup in the future to include mSATA and M.2 form factors used in laptops.

“Samsung experienced a surge in demand for 500 gigabyte (GB) and higher-capacity SSDs with the introduction of our V-NAND SSDs,” Un-Soo Kim, senior vice president of branded product marketing for Samsung’s memory business, said in a statement. “The release of the 2TB SSD is a strong driver into the era of multi-terabyte SSD solutions. We will continue to expand our ultra-high performance and large density SSD product portfolio and provide a new computing experience to users around the globe.”

The new 2TB versions have the same 7-millimeter, 2.5-inch aluminum case as their predecessors.

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You better have some deep pockets if you want one of these drives — the 2TB 850 Evo is priced at $799.99 while the Pro version will set you back $999.99. On the upside, Samsung guarantees the 2TB 850 Pro for 10 years or 300TB written (TBW), and the 2TB 850 Evo for five years or 150 TBW.

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